Web Posted - Saturday
February 5, 2022
When Steel Talks
Remembering Ricardo “Ricky Bobby” Rameshwar, Kes The Band’s
musical director
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
The music world was devastated upon learning of the sudden death
of
Ricardo “Ricky Bobby” Rameshwar, musical director
and keyboardist for Kes The
Band, after an asthma attack on February 1 in Trinidad. As the
band’s musical compass, he worked on all the band’s output,
including hits such as
Savannah Grass. The tune was the choice of several
steel orchestras for the 2019 Panorama season.
Web Posted - Thursday
February 3, 2022
When Steel Talks
Trinidad and Tobago National PAN EVENTS & Taste of Carnival
2022 Schedule
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. -
A scaled-down celebration of Carnival is in the works for 2022
due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic,
and it currently includes three steelband components. Single
Pan/Small Steel Orchestras are on tap for their show on February
19, while sister isle of Tobago is listed on the schedule the
following day, for now with details still pending.
Performances from large and medium steel orchestras are slated
for February 26.
Titled A Taste of Carnival 2022, the traditional elements
of Carnival are advertised throughout the month of February,
featuring steelband, Calypso/Kaiso tents, Chutney, Extempo, Mas
individuals, Kings and Queens, Canboulay Riots & Stick Fighting
presentations, Dimanche Gras, Brass concert and more.
